FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI BELMONT S. Is Very Disappointing.@ According to the New York Racing Association, I=Ll Have Another Will Lead the Post Parade for the Belmont
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SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here AAnd it is a bummer, but again, far from tragic, but it FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI BELMONT S. is very disappointing.@ According to the New York Racing Association, I=ll Have Another will lead the post parade for the Belmont. Mario Gutierrez will be in the irons. In addition to his Classic wins, I=ll Have Another captured the GI Santa Anita Derby and GII Robert B. Lewis S. earlier this year, and also finished second last summer in the GII Best Pal S. He bankrolled $2,693,600 while compiling a record of 7-5-1-0. ‘ANOTHER’ DREAM BITES THE DUST Dullahan New Belmont Favorite... The Triple Crown will have to wait at least another Donegal Racing=s Dullahan (Even the Score) had been year. Rumors began to circulate on Twitter Friday the second choice when the Belmont was drawn, but, morning that something was amiss with GI Kentucky following Friday=s announcement, was installed as the Derby and GI Preakness S. hero I=ll Have 9-5 favorite for the 12-furlong Classic. Another (Flower Alley--Arch=s Gal Edith, AI feel his pain, believe me. Everybody by Arch), and a few hours later at a press in racing does,@ trainer Dale Romans told conference, his connections confirmed Daily Racing Form. AObviously, it makes that the chestnut had sustained an injury our job easier now because he was the and would be retired. Swelling in his left horse to beat, but we really wanted the front superficial tendon emerged opportunity to compete with him. It=s Thursday, but went down after devastating news for them, for us, and treatment. However, the swelling for racing.@ returned after J. Paul Reddam=s colt Trainer Michael Matz, who will saddle galloped Friday morning (click here). Union Rags (Dixie Union), echoed those A[When he was] cooling out, you could sentiments. tell the swelling was back, and at that AWe have all had similar problems like point I didn't feel very good,@ said trainer that happen, but at a level like this it=s Doug O=Neill. AI talked to Mr. Reddam, pretty devastating, especially after having and you know, immediately we got Dr. [Jim] Hunt over here, and he said it was won the first two legs of the Triple the start of tendonitis in his left front Crown,@ Matz told DRF. AObviously, tendon.@ nobody likes to see a horse come out of a Though the veterinarian indicated that race like that. Just having him the colt could return to training in three participating would have meant a lot for to six months, the decision was made to racing. You always hope, in races like retire him. this, the best horse wins. Whether he=s AObviously, he's done so much that it the best horse or not, we=ll never know was unanimous between the Reddams (top) Doug O’Neill during press conference now.@ and my brother and I and everyone at the (bottom) I’ll Have Another Friday morning barn to retire him,@ O=Neill added. Coglianese photos Cont. p3 In This Issue Strong Supporting Card at Belmont 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Two sure things for Saturday: there won’t be a Triple Crown, but there (732) 747-8060 will be some tremendous races leading up to the $1-million GI Belmont S. (732) 747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com Top turf distaffers Winter Memories (El Prado {Ire}) and Hungry Island (More Than Ready) will lead the charge in the $500,000 GI Longines Just a www.thetdn.com Game S. Also on tap are the $500,000 GI Woodford Reserve Manhattan, $400,000 GII True North and $400,000 GII Woody Stephens. 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Owner Paul Reddam was philosophical about the 11th-hour withdrawal. AI just want to thank Doug and his entire team for the great care they have given this horse,@ said the Ontario native. AIt was a hell of a run and I know they are all personally very disappointed, of course, that he didn't get to show his stuff for tomorrow. AI really thought he was going to run off tomorrow and really show something. So we were all a bit shocked, but we have to do what's best for the horse and if he can't compete at the top level, you know, he's done enough, and Doug, thank you.@ Stud plans for I=ll Have Another will be announced at a later date. AI guess we would be open to talking about that at some point here,@ Reddam added. ABut it's not an emergency to talk about where he's going to stand or what he would stand for, or this and that. The races are going to go on today. The big race is tomorrow. Going to be there as a fan now, won't tell you who we are betting on. We'll take a few days to just let this play out.@ O=Neill described the injury as a Afreakish thing.@ AI think when you have a human or an equine athlete, when you give 110% every time you step on the court or the track, you're suspect to injury,@ said the conditioner. Dr. Larry Bramlage, the on-call veterinarian for the Belmont, said, AI=ll Have Another=s ability to lead the post parade for tomorrow=s Belmont is an illustration of the character of his injury. It is absolutely of no concern for 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com sub-maximal exercise, but would be a concern at a mile and a half at full speed. Therefore, I have no concern for The brisnet.com >Race of the Day= is the his appearance on the racetrack at the head of the GI BELMONT STAKES Belmont field.@ For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 6:40 p.m. EST BELMONT S.-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1/2m PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY ML 1 Street Life K Magnolia Racing Stable/Hidden Brook Farm Mueller Thoroughbred Stable Ltd-KY Brown 8-1 (c, Street Sense--Stone Hope, by Grindstone) Lezcano 2 Unstoppable U Magdalena Racing & Mojallali Stables Inc Mojallali Stables Inc-KY McPeek 20-1 (c, Exchange Rate--Naseem, by Point Given) Alvarado 3 Union Rags Chadds Ford Stable Phyllis M Wyeth-KY Matz 3-1 (c, Dixie Union--Tempo, by Gone West) Velazquez 4 Atigun K Shortleaf Stable Inc Brereton C Jones-KY McPeek 15-1 (c, Istan--Rimini Road, by Dynaformer) Leparoux 5 Dullahan K Donegal Racing Phil & Judy Needham/Bena Halecky-KY Romans 9-5 (c, Even the Score--Mining My Own, by Smart Strike) Castellano 6 Ravelo's Boy Korina Stable Stonewall Farm Stallions-KY Azpurua 30-1 (c, Lawyer Ron--Dance Tune, by French Deputy) Solis 7 Five Sixteen K MeB Racing Stables LLC Machmer Hall-KY Schettino 30-1 (g, Invasor {Arg}--Third Street, by Salt Lake) Napravnik 8 Guyana Star Dweej K Shivmangal Racing Stable LLC Lavin Bloodstock/Leroy S Close-KY Shivmangal 30-1 (c, Eddington--Special Feeling, by Pine Bluff) Desormeaux 9 Paynter K Zayat Stables LLC Diamond A Racing Corp-KY Baffert 7-2 (c, Awesome Again--Tizso, by Cee’s Tizzy) Smith 10 Optimizer Bluegrass Hall LLC Bluegrass Hall LLC-KY Lukas 15-1 (c, English Channel--Indy Pick, by A.P. Indy) Nakatani 11 I'll Have Another K J P Reddam Harvey Clarke-KY O'Neill SCR 12 My Adonis George & Lori Hall K&G Stables-KY Breen 15-1 (c, Pleasantly Perfect--Silent Justice, by Elusive Quality) Dominguez All carry 126 pounds.